Walkers Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Elvin Walker of Route 1 Carterville mark their golden anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 p m Sunday at the Lions Club Building in Hurst They wed March 16 1932 in Murphysboro Their family includes four daughters Wanda Holliday Dottie Harrison Gloria Romines Linda Stevenson and two sons Delbert Lonnie plus 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Friends and relatives are invited no gifts requested
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Elvin Walker
Route 1
Carterville
Lions Club
Hurst
Walker
Velma Coffer
Murphysboro
Wanda
Holliday
Oblong
Dottie Harrison
de Soto
Gloria Romines
Springfield
Linda Stevenson
Alhambra
Delbert
Carbondale
Lonnie
Elkville
Edwardses celebrate 50th wedding anniversary open house
Mr and Mrs Roy Edwards of Sand Ridge celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 5 p m Sunday at Sand Ridge Baptist Church. Edwards and the former Edna Buford married December 16 1931. They have three children Delaine and Sue Edwards and Sharon Knapp and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Edwards
Sand Ridge
Sand Ridge Baptist Church
Edwards
Edna Buford
Murphysboro
Delaine
Sue Edwards
Sharon Knapp
Grand Tower
Lemasters and Vieregge Engagement Announced
Amy Lemasters and J D Vieregge announce their engagement. The bride elect is a Carbondale native and Southern Illinois University alumna. She teaches special education at Vandalia Community High School. Vieregge, a Greenville High School graduate, works for the Illinois Department of Corrections at Vandalia Correctional Center. A June 5 wedding is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Sue Lemasters
J. D. Vieregge
Donald Lemasters
Carbondale
Vieregge
Greenville High School
Illinois Department of Corrections
Vandalia Correctional Center
CROP Raises $7 Million Nationwide in 1981
Church World Service CROP raised over seven million dollars nationwide in 1981 with Illinois contributing 384,124.19. Door to door canvasses hanger walks and mail solicitations supported the effort. Area totals include Randolph 5,285.57 Saline 3,513.60 Williamson 35 Franklin 10 Jackson 1,334.12. Funds aid disaster victims, support home food growth and provide education and seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church World Service
Illinois
Randolph
Saline
Williamson
Franklin
Jackson
Makanda Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Makanda residents The Rev and Mrs Stanley F Eaves marked their 50th wedding anniversary on February 27 with a small family gathering at home. They wed February 27 1932 in Murphysboro, amid a family of four children Stanley Abilene Texas June Eaves Centralia Betty Shaw Makanda and Linda Clutts Makanda One son Carroll Wayne died in Vietnam in 1968 leaving 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley F. Eaves
Makanda
Stanley
Abilene
Texas
June Eaves
Centralia
Betty Shaw
Linda Clutts
Carroll Wayne
Viet
August Named Baby Month With Peak Births in 1980
August is described as the baby month with August appearing the most popular for births. In 1980 about 330000 births occurred in August, roughly 5000 more than October, the runner up.
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Letters on Money and Grief
A reader from Shamokin Pa offers boyfriend financial help while saving for college and contemplates ending support after a request rises to 15 dollars weekly. Other letters address grief callousness at wakes, the burden on a son, and a Warren Ohio complaint about a money chain letter and its illegality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Landers
Penn State
Ann
Shamokin
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Elvin
Velma Walker
Edwardses
Wiggs
Edna and Roy Edwards
Rev. Stanley and
Mamie Eaves
Bob Thoman
Amy Lemasters and
Billie Vieregge
Carlyle
Jim Vieregge
Eaves
Mamie J. Winchester
Nam
Debbie Goddard
Susie Glidewell
Benton Gorham
David Meyers
Craig Mueller Benton Jacob
Jeanne Bigham
Vergennes
Rodger Heaton i Opt Rch
Sheryl K. Harrum
West Frankfort
Amos Melvin
Tressa Rae Snyder
DeSoto
Charles Douglas Morgan DeSoto
Mary Green
Reeder Willisville
Angela Jean Terry West
Donna Hunt
Waltonville
Steve North
Elizabeth
Liz Trapini
Johnston City
Leonard M. Butch Carter Benton
Kim Marie Casmon
Chicago
David Sudman
Evanston
Cindy Welsh
Becky Eisenhauer DuQuoin
Victor Holford DuQuoin
Tina Calcaterra Herrin
Dennis Followell Murphysboro
Pam
John Wisely
Sara J. Martin
Lance Scott Stalerites
Karen Jane Rice
James Wangler Ewing
Carol Shiplett
William Manis
Susan M. Flamm Cobden
Richard A. Lewis Cobden
Pamela Asberry Carbondale
Jeffrey Geyer
Denise L. Didier Lombard
Jeffrey A. LaBerdia
Crestwood
Beth Williams
Marion Marty Samples
Marion
Cathy Degenhardt
Ava Claude Reiman
Leni Jelley Zeigler
Jody Deaton Herrin
Donna Tynn Garrell Pinckney
Anthony Thompson
Dim
Warren
Ohio
Burlington, Armstrong
Columbus Mills
Vogler
Vogler Is
Rt. 51
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